Octoblepharum

Hedwig

Sp. Musc. Frond., 50. 1801 ,.

Etymology: Greek okto, eight, and blepharis, eyelash, alluding to peristome teeth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 664. Mentioned on page 440, 663.
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Plants small, densely to loosely cespitose. Stems erect. Leaves crowded, erect to spreading-recurved, weakly bordered with elongate hyaline cells; chlorophyllose cells in a single layer; costa absent. Peristome with prostome present.

Distribution

Worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions.

Discussion

Species ca. 15 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.